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People.com has some details on the Scarlett Johansson-Ryan Reynolds wedding. The small ceremony was held at a remote wilderness retreat outside Vancouver. ... Heath Ledger's family has decided to donate his entire estate to his daughter, Matilda Rose, Heath's father says. ... Singer Mindy McCready will surrender Tuesday to serve 60 days in a Tennessee jail for a probation violation, her rep tells People.com. ... Musician Travis Barker, who was in a plane crash, has been released from a hospital in Georgia.

Travis Barker, the former Blink-182 drummer critically injured in a plane crash that killed four others last month, made his first public statement on his MySpace blog Saturday: "Now I'm just counting the days until I can leave," he wrote from his hospital bed in Los Angeles. ... People.com reports that Star Jones, in an upcoming interview with Essence magazine, called her ex-The View co-hosts "hateful." She also admitted to falling into a depression after her Court TV show was canceled last year.

Transplants "Haunted Cities" Led by Tim Armstrong and Travis Barker, along with MC Rob Aston, the Transplants infuse all the accessibility you'd expect from the members of punk-pop outfits Rancid and Blink-182. There's also quite a bit of novelty and soul-inflected hip-hop that will have punk purists scratching their heads. Although the subject matter's pretty grave, mostly it's a fun listen. Best track: "American Guns," the most Rancid-sounding track on the album, is straight-up punk blast.

Well wishers have been visiting former Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and DJ AM at a Georgia burn center as they recover from this weekend's fatal plane crash in South Carolina. "There are not enough words to express how thankful we are for the outpouring of love and support we have received during this very difficult time," Barker's ex-wife, Shanna Moakler, said in a statement obtained by usmagazine.com. The pilot, co-pilot and two other passengers died in the crash. The magazine said Mandy Moore was spotted visiting her ex, DJ AM, and that DJ Steve Aoki and Jermaine Dupri paid Barker a visit over the weekend.

Happy birthday, Kanye. And welcome to your 30s. The superstar rapper/native Chicagoan turned the big 3-0 on Friday, and his celebration included a bash Thursday night at Louis Vuitton's Fifth Avenue store in New York, according to people.com. Diddy, Jay-Z and Jermaine Dupri all were there -- and Kanye showed up in a tux. Other guests included Common, Rihanna, Fall Out Boy, Ashlee Simpson, Travis Barker, Fabolous and Ashanti, according to mtv.com. Pharrell Williams, the Clipse, John Legend and Kanye all took the stage to perform throughout the night, while Q-Tip served as DJ, MTV reports.

Her marriage to blink-182 drummer Travis Barker is all but over, but Shanna Moakler found an "outpouring of support" from fans. The former Miss USA thanked well-wishers on her myspace.com blog for their "touching letters" in the wake of her breakup with Barker, who filed for divorce on Monday. "I am very devastated and very much heartbroken over the demise of my marriage and for the upset of my family," she wrote in a message dated Tuesday. "I wanted nothing more [than] to overcome the challenges we faced but failed."

Oh boi, it looks like everything's coming up Avril. The pop punker and hubby Deryck Whibley have bought a Bel-Air home for about $9.5 million, the L.A. Times reports. (US Weekly says Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler lived in the same home when they filmed "Meet the Barkers" for MTV.) The three-story house has eight bedrooms, an elevator, office, sauna, pool, spa, garage space for 10 cars-- and 10 1/2 bathrooms! The 22-year-old also is scheduled to appear as the musical guest this weekend on "Saturday Night Live," and her third album, "The Best Damn Thing," is due out April 17. Looks like she's working hard for that happy ending.

Ask any married couple, and they'll tell you marriage is hard, especially when you're the subject of an MTV reality show. Travis Barker, the heavily tattooed former drummer for blink-182, has filed for divorce from his wife and "Meet the Barkers" co-star Shanna Moakler, his rep confirmed to people.com. Said Moakler, through her publicist, "My only concern right now is for the welfare and best interests of my children." Barker and Moakler tied the knot in 2004 (with MTV there to chronicle the ceremony)